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18th May 2023

Here is what the bosses of Netflix, Disney, Google, Warner Bros and more earn

Rory Cashin

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The average wage of an employee for some of the biggest media companies in the world has also been revealed.

In a new report by Variety, the 2022 wage received by some of the biggest media companies in the world has been revealed. Additionally, the average wages paid to an employee are also detailed per company. So, if you’ve ever wondered what the folks who work and run some of the media platforms that you probably use every single day of your life, here you go!

NETFLIX

Reed Hastings, Co-CEO: $51.1m

Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO: $50.3m

Average company wage: $218,400

DISNEY

Bob Iger, CEO: $15m

Average company wages: $54,256

COMCAST (owners of Universal)

Brian Roberts, CEO: $32.1m

Jeff Shell, NBCU CEO: $10.2m

Average company wage: $83,399

APPLE

Tim Cook, CEO: $99.4m

Average company wages: $84,493

WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY

David Zalsav, CEO: $39.3m

Average company wage: $172,735

PARAMOUNT

Bob Bakish, CEO: $32m

Average company wages: $110,221

FOX

Rupert Murdoch, Chair: $18.4m

Lachlan Murdoch, CEO: $21.7m

Average company wages: $91,803

AMAZON

Andy Jassy, CEO: $1.2m

Average company wages: $34,195

META (owners of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp)

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO: $27.1m

Average company wages: $296,320

ALPHABET (owners of Google)

Sundar Pichai, CEO: $226m

Average company wages: $279,802

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